 | Some of this we know already from other stories, but it's a good summation if you're just coming on to the story on a Monday morning. |
Police and soldiers emboldened by state of emergency powers swept up hundreds of activists and opposition members on Sunday, dragged away protesters shouting "Shame on you!", and turned government buildings into barbed-wire compounds.
Gen. Pervez Musharraf's government said parliamentary elections could be delayed up to a year as it tries to stamp out a growing Islamic militant threat -- effectively linking two of the greatest concerns of Pakistan's biggest international donors: the United States and Britain.
| Not that Perv actually plans to do anything about the jihadis other than asking them to keep it down a little. |
Increasingly concerned about the unfolding crisis, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Washington was reviewing billions of dollars in aid to its close terrorism-fighting ally. Britain is also examining its assistance. "Some of the aid that goes to Pakistan is directly related to the counterterrorism mission," Rice told reporters traveling with her. "We just have to review the situation."
But, she said, she did not expect the U.S. "to ignore or set aside our concerns about terrorism."
| No, of course not, but I sure hope we're not expecting Perv to be our man there in the near future. |
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